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<blockquote data-quote="Pinero61" data-source="post: 887800" data-attributes="member: 15914"><p>I have a heavy mechanical background, but work with electronics professionally. I now work as the Cheif Electrician aboard a semi-sub drilling vessel off the coast of Rio De Jenero, and have five years experience in the electro-mechanical professionally. Before that, I grew up in a family of gear heads around my fathers mech/body shop. I've been turning wrenches since I was old enough to hold them. Granted, I still lack the years of experience of some of the keyboard mechanics on here.</p><p></p><p>That said, over head cam engines continue to make more power per liter, turn up more, and are more fuel efficient than their pushrod counterparts. Dodge's Hemi and the LS/LT 6.2L engines either do not or barely make as much power as ford's 5.0 overhead cam engine. Another great advantage to these engines are the ability to manipulate valve timing on both the intake and exhaust separately. This provides great tuning advantages. </p><p></p><p>I still have love for the old pushrods, though. I've built a few growing up while helping out around the shop and/or my own projects. Hell, my first truck was an '86 Chevy step side that I spent over a year restoring and modifying. They're just not cutting it anymore...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pinero61, post: 887800, member: 15914"] I have a heavy mechanical background, but work with electronics professionally. I now work as the Cheif Electrician aboard a semi-sub drilling vessel off the coast of Rio De Jenero, and have five years experience in the electro-mechanical professionally. Before that, I grew up in a family of gear heads around my fathers mech/body shop. I've been turning wrenches since I was old enough to hold them. Granted, I still lack the years of experience of some of the keyboard mechanics on here. That said, over head cam engines continue to make more power per liter, turn up more, and are more fuel efficient than their pushrod counterparts. Dodge's Hemi and the LS/LT 6.2L engines either do not or barely make as much power as ford's 5.0 overhead cam engine. Another great advantage to these engines are the ability to manipulate valve timing on both the intake and exhaust separately. This provides great tuning advantages. I still have love for the old pushrods, though. I've built a few growing up while helping out around the shop and/or my own projects. Hell, my first truck was an '86 Chevy step side that I spent over a year restoring and modifying. They're just not cutting it anymore... [/QUOTE]
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